firefighters

In an effort to thank emergency volunteers and recruit new ones, Middlesex County has started an incentive program that offers discounts for firefighters and EMTs at local businesses along with tuition credits at the county college.

First they lose the pension payment, now the state is apparently going after the homes of police and firefighters. There is a bill on Governor Christie’s desk that would require all police and firemen to live in the towns they serve for the first five years on the job. I ask why?

New Jersey police officers and firefighters could be required to live in the municipalities where they work under a measure that cleared the Assembly Judiciary Committee on March 19.

If you ever wondered about how many unexpected difficulties a firefighter has to deal with while trying to extinguish a fire, here's a video that should explain it.

Fighting fires is one of the most physically demanding jobs in the world, but many firefighters are losing the battle of the bulge.

The number of injuries sustained by firefighters nationwide last year declined more than 5 percent. But the highest incidence of firefighter injury can still be found in the northeast.

When I think about those 19 brave firefighters that lost their lives on the job in Arizona, I’m reminded of all the great work our firefighters here in New Jersey and across the country do every day. I come from a family of firefighters going back to when they were called firemen.

New Jersey would provide lifetime workers compensation benefits to surviving spouses of fire and police personnel who die in the line of duty under a bill that has passed the full Assembly. The measure is sponsored by Assembly members Annette Quijano, Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Jason O’Donnell, Ruben Ramos and Nelson Albano.

During and after hurricane Sandy, firefighters all over New Jersey suffered property damage from the Superstorm, but they put the needs of the community before their own. Now a program has been launched to give them a helping hand.

A recently expelled volunteer firefighter from Manville, Garry Barras, called Jim's show this morning to discuss what happened after he headed to Toms River to help out during superstorm Sandy.